Chords for R. KELLY HONORED BY STEVIE WONDER

Please welcome Mr.
Stevie Wonder. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ Thank you so very much.
_ _ I must tell you that _ I'm sort of amazed
that I'm standing here _ and _ presenting
an award that was named after me.
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I never, ever imagined that would happen,
but _ God is mighty, and I just am very thankful. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I saw the award.
It looked really, really good. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But on a serious note, _ _ _ _ _ _ I don't take _ my songwriting,
_ _ _ my _ blessing of being able to sing and to play instruments
or produce or arrange _ for granted,
or take it as if it just could have been or should have been.
I do know that it is a blessing, and I'm very thankful for that.
So at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a very young age, I understood
that the message was in the music,
and it's so important what we bring and give to the family,
meaning the world family, because it is that statement
that will last forever.
_ So to those, _ this day on, will be recipients of that,
I just hope that you will wear me well. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I must say that the person that is the first recipient
is an incredibly talented man.
He's a songwriter. _ _ _ _
What's up, baby? _ _ _ _ _
This is an incredible songwriter, producer,
and has a great imagination.
_ And I think that has so much to do with how you write
and what you write.
_ So I'd like you to know that this year's
recipient of the _ 2006 Stevie Wonder Songwriters
Award is R.
Kelly.
_ _ He's [E] gone from singing at Windy City subway stations
[Dbm] to being the [Ab] premier soul man on the [Dbm] planet.
[B] He appeared on the [Dbm] R&B scene, seducing audiences
with Your Body's [E] Callin'.
He inspired the masses with I Believe I Can Fly
and got to streets dancing with Step In The Name Of Love.
He's retained his place on [B] the soul throne
as one of the music industry's most dazzling performers,
astonishing us with the release of the number one album, TP3 Reloaded.
He's achieved multimedia recognition,
earned multi-platinum sales awards,
selling nearly 40 million records worldwide,
amassed countless industry [E] awards, sold out world [Ebm] tours,
and earned the respect of the public [Db] and his peers.
[Bbm] He's the man we can thank for an endless supply
of magic [Ebm] moments.
He is R.
Kelly. _
Producer, [Bbm] songwriter, entertainer, award winner,
international chart topper, accomplished musician
and [Gb] actor, true artist.
[Db] R.
Kelly does it [Bm] all. _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] His masterful fusion of R&B, [D] gospel, hip hop,
and classic soul has garnered him more top [Dbm] 40 hits
[Ab] than any other male solo artist and tied
for the most top 10 hits.
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[Am] His writing and production credits
read like a who's who of today's top stars.
Britney Spears, Jennifer [Gm] Lopez, Celine Dion, [Ebm] Nas, Missy Elliott,
Jay-Z, B2K, Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers,
[F] Michael Jackson, [Gm] Joe, [Bb] Twista, Janet [F] Jackson, [Bb] Fat Joe,
Marquez Houston, [C] Cash Money Big Timers, Genuine, [Gm] Nick Cannon,
Nivea, [Cm] Selena Johnson, [F] Notorious B.I.G., Charlie [C] Wilson,
[Gm] Ciara, [C] Scott Storch, Wisin and Yondell, [Gm] Faith Evans, Diddy,
[Gb] and Mary J.
Blige have all benefited from the genius
that is R.
Kelly. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ In each of the past 15 years, his industry peers
have [Gb] honored R.
Kelly.
From R&B, gospel, and pop to hip hop,
[E] R.
Kelly is as real as it gets.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ He is the master of the moment and in the prime of his life,
physically, emotionally, [Bbm] spiritually, and musically.
Love the world over for his music, his moves,
and his irresistible charm.
[Gb] Tonight, we salute this year's recipient
[Bbm] of the Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Career [Ebm] Achievements in Songwriting.
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_ _ _ _ It gives me great pleasure to present my award to Mr.
R.
Kelly as being the 2006 Songwriters. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] It's kind of heavy.
What's going on, y'all? _
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Someone once told me, _ I bet you if someone approached you
yesterday to tell you that you would be jamming,
you would not believe it because you never thought
that you would be jamming.
And a lot of y'all may not know what that means,
but those are words from Stevie Wonder. _ _
Jamming.
When I was nine, my mom made me slow up the record player,
put the nickel on it.
Y'all know about it.
She made me slow up the record player.
She made me slow it up and learn that from Stevie Wonder.
And I had to learn it slow.
Then I had to speed it up.
And now I got it.
And it goes like this. _
_ _ _ _ Oh, I bet you if someone approached you yesterday
to tell you that you would be jamming,
you would not believe it because you never
thought that you would be jamming. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I'd like to thank Jive Records.
I'd like to thank all the radio stations, all of the fans
out there for believing in R.
Kelly.
I'd like to thank.
_ Thank you.
I'd like to thank God, who's the head of all of our life.
We just got to realize it and keep working and trying
to get better every day.
I'd like to thank Daryl McDavid, Wayne Williams,
DJ Wayne Williams, my uncle June Book for supporting me,
Eric Lane, my man, Trapped in the Closet, Julia,
_ Trapped in the Closet, Trapped in the Closet,
Jim _ Swathe, _ _ _ Black Tie, what's up, baby? _ _
Where you at?
And Ann Carley, _ Clive Carter.
I thank y'all.
_ _ I love you, Joanne, Drea.
_ _ _ _ _ The 20th anniversary Soul Train.
The Soul Train Music Awards TV special will
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